Individual differences in processing styles: validity of the Rational-Experiential Inventory.
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Summary, in English
In Study 1 (N= 203) the factor structure of a Swedish translation of Pacini and Epstein's Rational-Experiential Inventory (REI-40) was investigated using confirmatory factor analysis. The hypothesized model with rationality and experientiality as orthogonal factors had satisfactory fit to the data, significantly better than alternative models (with two correlated factors or a single factor). Inclusion of "ability" and "favorability" subscales for rationality and experientiality increased fit further. It was concluded that the structural validity of the REI is adequate. In Study 2 (N= 72) the REI-factors were shown to have theoretically meaningful correlations to other personality traits, indicating convergent and discriminant validity. Finally, scores on the rationality scale were negatively related to risky choice framing effects in Kahneman and Tversky's Asian disease task, indicating concurrent validity. On the basis of these findings it was concluded that the test has satisfactory psychometric properties.
Department/s
Publishing year
2008
Language
English
Pages
439-446
Publication/Series
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
Volume
49
Issue
5
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Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Topic
- Psychology
Keywords
- intuition
- Reasoning
- individual differences
- test
- validity
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1467-9450